Different Parts of the Body of Christ
“Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other. In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well.” -Romans 12:4-6a When I was in second […]
What Are We Supporting?
Usually I feature a tribal work that we are supporting at the end of each newsletter, but so many exciting things are happening right now that I decided to take this newsletter to tell you about THREE unreached tribes in Papua New Guinea that are currently hearing the gospel in their language for the first […]
Hope that Does Not Disappoint
When I was learning Pidgin, I was trying to ask my language helper how to say the phrase “should have.” I knew the word for “should,” so I asked her, “How could I tell someone they should cut the grass yesterday?” She laughed and laughed at me, and said, “Why would I tell someone what […]
About
Matt, Karissa, and Ty Long
New Tribes Mission
Tribal Church Planters
Papua New Guinea
Our story
We both received Christ at a young age, and became convinced we wanted to be missionaries by high school. Our lives have been impacted by Christ, and we believe God’s heart is for everyone to be saved and have a relationship with Him. There are still many people who have never heard about Christ’s sacrifice for them and have no idea how they can know Him. Our ...